{"podcast":{"title":"On Humans","slug":"on-humans-5714769","podcast_index_feed_id":5714769,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/b6269808/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://onhumans.substack.com/about","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/30459826/30459826-1759510527619-3882a9600a0e7.jpg","author":"Ilari Mäkelä","episode_count":111,"summary":"Where do we come from? How did we get here? And what kinds of creatures are we? On Humans features conversations with leading scholars about the human story, making new research about humanity more accessible to everyone and more meaningful to the big questions about who we are. In addition to regular episodes, the show now includes longer series on some of the greatest arcs in the journey of our species, covering everything from the evolution of apes to the making of the modern economy. https://onhumans.substack.com/about","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T20:17:23.337618+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-humans-5714769"},"episode":{"title":"Prologue: The (Very Simple) Story of the Human Brain ~ Suzana Herculano-Houzel","slug":"prologue-the-very-simple-story-of-the-human-brain-suzana-herculano-houzel","published_at":"2025-08-28T16:04:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-humans-5714769/prologue-the-very-simple-story-of-the-human-brain-suzana-herculano-houzel","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-humans-5714769","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilari-makela/episodes/Prologue-The-Very-Simple-Story-of-the-Human-Brain--Suzana-Herculano-Houzel-e37ej6s","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/b6269808/podcast/play/107481756/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-28%2Fd38f44ef-0c91-ca9d-59f9-6866cccc95dc.mp3","summary":"I'm excited to announce that On Humans is launching a new series this fall! This one will explore the wonders of the human brain. The new episodes will drop throughout September and early October. To set the stage, we will revisit a conversation with neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel , newly re-edited and remastered. It’s the simplest and most elegant story I’ve heard about how our brains came to be — and it sets the stage for the debates to follow. Enjoy! DIG DEEPER Herculano-Houzel's book is called The Human Advantage. Check out the series page at OnHumans.Substack.com/Brain For more on human evolution, see the full series on the Origins of Humankind. SUPPORT THE SHOW You can pledge your support at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/OnHumans⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ KEYWORDS Human evolution | Brain evolution | Neuroscience | Biology | Anthropology | Cerebral Cortex | Neuron counting | Comparative neurology | Comparative biology | Comparative anatomy | Harry Jerrison | Paleoanthropology | Human origins |","meta_description":"I'm excited to announce that On Humans is launching a new series this fall! This one will explore the wonders of the human brain. The new episodes will dr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3020,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-humans-5714769/episodes/prologue-the-very-simple-story-of-the-human-brain-suzana-herculano-houzel/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-humans-5714769/prologue-the-very-simple-story-of-the-human-brain-suzana-herculano-houzel.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}